NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Dodge Challenger Recalls
The 2011 Dodge Challenger has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Dodge Challenger. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 193
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
On a 2011 Dodge Challenger, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2011 Dodge Challenger
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V018000
- Reported
- January 15, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,413,222
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012–2014 Challenger, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V021000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 328,177
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010, 2012–2013 Challenger, 9 other models
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
- Campaign
- 17V435000
- Reported
- July 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 442,214
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2014 Challenger, 4 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V352000
- Reported
- May 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,648,270
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2010, 2012 Challenger, 13 other models
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
- Campaign
- 14V634000
- Reported
- October 8, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 435,081
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2014 Challenger, 4 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 13V118000
- Reported
- April 3, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 119,497
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Challenger, 2 other models
2011 Dodge Challenger complaints by year
NHTSA has received 193 owner complaints about the 2011 Dodge Challenger, the newest on July 20, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (3%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Dodge Challenger, the component group named most often is the electrical system (53%), followed by the air bags (18%) and the engine (12%).
2 of the 2011 Dodge Challenger's 6 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2011 Dodge Challenger owners gave the mileage (145 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System103
- Air Bags35
- Engine23
- Fuel/Propulsion System17
- Steering14
- Unknown Or Other12
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 28 | |
| 2015 | 51 | |
| 2016 | 25 | |
| 2017 | 20 | |
| 2018 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2011 Dodge Challenger peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 51. 23% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Dodge Challenger drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Dodge Challenger year in the same window: 7th highest of the 13 ranked years.
The 193 complaints about the 2011 Dodge Challenger are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Challenger by model year
Other 2011 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: July 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted